Bright meteors observed on Saturday night

The Caribbean Astronomical Society (SAC) reported that several bright meteors were observed from Puerto Rico on Saturday night, including a fireball that was captured on video around 10:47 p.m.

In a statement, the entity indicated that some observers reported that the fireball showed a striking and colorful awakening, while others even perceived a sound.

“The detail that it emitted a sound is extremely interesting, because, as we know, light travels faster than sound, but several times a sound was recorded simultaneously with a meteor. It’s known as an electronic meteor, “said SAC Vice President Eddie Irizarry in a written statement.

He pointed out that it is a light sound and explained that sometimes some meteors emit very low radio frequencies, which cause vibrations in objects on the surface of the earth and that our ears perceive as a sound similar to a fryer or a flare, over time. what others compare it to the sound of “Christmas stars.”

SAC pointed out that on Monday, January 11, another bright meteor was seen from the island. In addition, he pointed out that another one seen on Saturday night, January 16, also came from the constellation Cancer.

“This means that it is related to Delta Cancrids, which produces a few bright meteors,” said the educational entity.

The trajectory of the fragments that cause Delta Cancrids is somewhat similar to that of the asteroid 2001 YB5, so it is possible that they are residues released by this space rock.

The organization had anticipated that this “rain” of meteors could cause the observation of some, until January 24, mainly around the 17th of this month.